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Diabetes and anxiety fact sheet

Anxiety is often a healthy response to a perceived threat. For most people, anxious feelings go away after the threat has passed. For some people, the fear becomes so intense and long-lasting that it starts to affect daily life, including work, school, relationships, and diabetes management. If you feel this way, you may have an anxiety disorder, but you are not alone. There are many things you can do to reduce your anxiety.

Read more in our fact sheet.

An NDSS fact sheet titled 'Diabetes and anxiety', focused on the psychological impact of managing diabetes. The header image features a person resting indoors while talking to an older man with glasses, set against a background of a packed bookshelf. Below the purple title, the text includes a large blockquote in a purple border on the left and a column of bulleted coping strategies and symptoms on the right. The page footer displays the NDSS helpline details and the Diabetes Australia logo
Diabetes and anxiety fact sheet

Anxiety is often a healthy response to a perceived threat. For most people, anxious feelings go away after the threat has passed. There are many things you can do to reduce your anxiety.

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